The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
John B. Clayton, Superior, CO (US);
Kevin J. Frank, Louisville, CO (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
David A. Vaughan, Superior, CO (US);
Jeff Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical navigation method utilizing a computer system. The method includes the steps of: (a) fixing a camera relative to a surgical site on a patient such that the camera does not move relative to the surgical site; (b) restraining the body portion of the patient which includes the surgical site relative to an operating table supporting the patient, such that the body portion does not move relative to the operating table; and (c) detecting with the camera the position of a medical instrument having a tracker array.